Thomas's pygmy jerboa

Thomas's pygmy jerboa
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Dipodidae
Genus:	Salpingotus
Subgenus:	Prosalpingotus
Species:	S. thomasi
Binomial name
	Salpingotus thomasi; Vinogradov, 1928

Thomas's pygmy jerboa (Salpingotus thomasi) is a species of rodent in the family Dipodidae. It is endemic to Afghanistan. Its natural habitat is temperate desert. This species is known only from the type specimen and lately is synonymized with Baluchistan pygmy jerboa (Salpingotulus michaelis) due to conspecifity.[1]

References

Chelmala Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu. (2012). South Asian Mammals: Their Diversity, Distribution, and Status. Springer. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4614-3449-8.

External links

Baillie, J. 1996. Salpingotus thomasi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
Holden, M.E.; Musser, G.G. (2005). "Family Dipodidae". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 871–893. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

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[1] Chelmala Srinivasulu, Bhargavi Srinivasulu. (2012). South Asian Mammals: Their Diversity, Distribution, and Status. Springer. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-4614-3449-8.